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Nibs: Every pen has its correct nib, unless noted in its description. All nibs are 14K, unless otherwise noted.

Extraordinary Vintage Pens

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1915 Everest #2 eyedropper-fill Doctor’s Pen in Black Hard Rubber with a Gold-filled overlay in a chased pattern and a repousse foliate cap-top. Everest was located in Turin, Italy. It’s not known if Everest actually manufactured their pens or contracted with some of the major Italian pen companies, such as Omas and Aurora, for manufacturing, and were only a marketing organization for their branded high quality pens. Everest Pen catalogs have been found. A few pinpoint dings here and there (none serious), otherwise near mint. Correct “14C Warranted 1st Quality” nib. Shown with the bottom cap unscrewed & removed, and the thermometer (centigrade) on display. Close-up photo of pen and thermometer.

1955 Montblanc 149 PIF in Celluloid. Early production, while Montblanc pens were still being hand made by master machinists (prior to the introduction of injection molded ‘Precious Resin’). Outer two cap bands are sterling silver, otherwise GFT. Visualated barrel window with perfect vertical lines. Three-tone 18C nib, rarer than 14C. Even rarer is that this one is medium, FLEXIBLE. Near mint+.

1945 Parker Twist-activated pencil for above set. 14K cap and trim. The color match of the early 51 pens and pencils are rarely ever perfect, since the pens are acrylic and the pencils are celluloid. The match of this set is far better than average.

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1935 Pelikan 100N Magnum Emege PIF in Tortoise with Red Hard Rubber cap, inner cap and turning knob. Pelikan’s only oversize vintage pen, explaining its high demand among Pelikan collectors. GFT. The cap imprinted “Emege,” representing Pelikan’s licensed Portugese distributor, who had the Pelikan factory engrave all the Pelikans they shipped to him so he didn’t need to repair under warrantee any pens he did not sell. Medium, flexible nib. Visualated barrel. Near mint+.

$2250

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1930 Schnell Large Pencil-Pen LF in Deep Jade. GFT, including the unique “Airplane” clip and thumb-operated “sliding” lever. Incredibly beautiful color, without even a hint of discoloring anywhere. Fine nib. Near mint+

1932 Zerollo/Dunhill “Two Pen” Matchstick-fill in Black Smooth hard Rubber. Dunhill had a marketing agreement with Zerollo for the English speaking market (there was also a marketing agreement in France with the “Unic” Company). Clip and both nibs each signed “Dunhill.” This pen was produced in two sizes, which are equally rare – this is the smaller of the two. GFT. The cap top unscrews to reveal the matchstick filler. There are two separate reservoirs, one for each of the nibs (medium). Turn the bottom knob to propel one nib, turn in the other direction to propel the other. Extremely rare! Near mint+

$3500

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1932 Zerollo “Two Pen” Matchstick-fill in Black Smooth hard Rubber. Clip, cap and both nibs each signed “Zerollo.” This pen was produced in two sizes, which are equally rare – this is the larger of the two. GFT. The cap top unscrews to reveal the matchstick filler. There are two separate reservoirs, one for each of the nibs. Turn the bottom knob to propel one nib, turn in the other direction to propel the other. Medium, extra-flexible nibs. Extremely rare! Near mint+

1901 Waterman 12 eyedropper-fill Chatelaine ring-top in Black Hard Rubber. Very rare, early and short lived model with a long barrel, designed to be comfortable to hold while the cap is still hanging from the watch chain or chatelaine. Also with the very rare extremely thin barrel threads and extra-long gripping section. GFT, including the wide repousse barrel and cap-top bands. The cap-top band engraved “Dr. Arnold.” Can’t you picture him in his white coat and vest with the chain attached to a button with a watch in one vest pocket and this pen in the other! Fine, extra-flexible nib. Near mint.

1930 Waterman Lady Patricia LF Set in Persian. NPT. One of the rarest colors. Cap tops engraved, “K.” Extra-fine nib, with “Tip-fill” section (only the tip of the nib needs to be inserted into the ink to fill the pen). Near mint.

1930 Waterman 7 LF in Black. GFT. Rare model made without a color disc in the bottom of the barrel. Needle-point nib signed “Account.” New-old-stock. Mint.

$400

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1930 Waterman 94 twist-activated Pencil in Blue & Green Ripple. Because Waterman had invested so much money in developing colored ripple hard rubber, they were still using this material even though every other major manufacturer had long switched to celluloid. GFT. Near mint+

1939 Waterman 5116 Ink-Vue Demonstrator (rare) with Amber celluloid barrel and Black cap. GFT. The lever hinges in the middle and is then pumped several times to completely fill the barrel. Waterman’s answer to the Parker Vacumatic. Medium nib. A few dings in the plastic, otherwise near mint.

1941 Waterman 100 Year Oversize LF in smooth Black. GFT. The largest size in which this model was made. Fine nib. Near mint.

$400

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1941 Waterman Emblem Oversize LF in smooth Black. Basically the identical pen as the 100 Year above, but Waterman called the non-guaranteed version the “Emblem.” Equal quality. GFT. Medium nib. A touch of brassing to the clip ball, otherwise near mint+.

$350

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1945 Waterman 2 size PISTON-FILL in Burgundy. Yes, there is a vintage Waterman piston-fill pen! CPT. Visualated barrel with round “portholes” (hidden under cap when closed). Fine, flexible nib. New-old-stock. Mint. I am told these were made on special order from a dealer in Switzerland. Can anyone verify this?

1953 Waterman Duo 7 Glass-Cartridge-fill in Black. Gold-filled cap in alternating pinstripe and plain panels. Writes on both sides of the 18K nib: medium/broad (normal), fine (upside-down). “Keyhole” vent. New-old-stock. Mint with original chalk mark on barrel, showing the price at 7900 Francs. (2) glass cartridge included, one clean the other with ink residue. Can be filled with a syringe (I can include for $5.00). Here’s a link to an original ad for the pen: Waterman Duo7 Advertisement.

$150

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1958 Waterman “X” Pen wick-fill Junior Demonstrator in clear acrylic. French production. NP fully horizontally chased cap. The barrel contains a wick which draws up the ink from the bottle (similar to a Parker 61). Medium/fine point New-old-stock. Some pitting to the chrome plating on the cap, otherwise, near mint+ and quite rare.

1907 Mabie Todd Swan #2 eyedropper-fill in BCHR. Founded in NYC in 1859, the “Swan” pen was introduced in 1890. This pen made in NY, and the imported accommodation clip is engraved “Clipper M. T. & Co. Made in England.” Signed Mabie Todd medium/broad nib. Barrel also engraved “Property of N.Y. Telephone Company,” no doubt designed to inhibit employees from taking them home. New-old-stock. Mint.

$150

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1910 Crocker #3 pneumatic-filler in smooth BHR. Unusual filling mechanism. The filling mechanism was designed for the user to put the bottom of the barrel into their mouth and blow so the air pressure collapsed the bladder. In later years they provided a rubber syringe to use instead of your mouth. Founded 1902 in Boston, made blow-fillers and a locking lever-filled located at the end of the barrel (now commonly called the “Hatchet-filler). The barrel with two gold-filled bands. Signed Crocker extra-fine, flexible nib. New-old-stock. Mint.

$150

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1909 De La Rue Onoto 4 size Straight-holder plunger-fill in BCHR. Early “Patent Pending” model made in the US. De La Rue was founded around 1813, with fountain pen production beginning in 1905 with their “plunger” filling system (while most other pen companies were still selling eyedropper-fill pens). Earliest models, such as this one, were made with both an overfeed and underfeed (the overfeed was removed in 1921). In 1909 a manufacturing facility was opened in the U.S. Signed Onoto, fine nib. Chasing and barrel imprint somewhat weak, otherwise near mint. Hyperlink to a 1909 Onoto advertisement: https://www.gopens.com/images/Catalog84/Onoto%201909%20Advertisement.jpg

1918 #2 Capitol Educator Clip-fill (Matchstick-fill) in Black Chased Hard Rubber. Unusual filling mechanism. Aikin Aikin Lambert and Lambert, two NYC jewelers, combined around 1965 to make gold pens, introducing fountain pens in the 1880’s. They were bought out by L.E. Waterman in 1915. Here are the filling instructions: “Slide clip down to open end of cap. Press ball of clip through round hole in barrel, compressing ink sac. Dip pen into ink a trifle beyond end of holder and withdraw clip gradually. The pen will then fill and be ready to use.” Signed ALCO, medium, flexible nib. New-old-stock. Mint. Link to 1918 Aikin Lambert Catalog (credit: PCA). This pen is shown on page 10. https://www.gopens.com/images/Catalog84/aikin_lambert_catalog_1918.pdf

$150

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1920 Moore L-92 LF in BCHR. The American Fountain Pen Company started in 1899, making Safety pens. Renamed the Moore Pen Company 1n 1917, they then started making high quality fountain pens. Signed Moore, needlepoint, flexible nib. Near mint+.

1945 Stephens’ 56 Push knob-fill in BCHR. UK manufacture. NPT. Started in 1832 as an ink company, first introducing fountain pens in 1935. Unusual filling mechanism. To fill, turn to expel the turning knob than press it into the barrel to activate the press bar. Signed Stephens” medium/broad, right-oblique nib (shaped like left foot). New-old-stock. Mint.

1913 Frank & Weeks Paragon Double Inkwell in molded Glass. 5″ x 7″ x 1 ½”. Each inkwell with a sliding cover, one in red, the other in black. Molded into glass is “Pat. Oct. 8 1912.” Molded into the plastic covers is “Pat. June 3, 1913″ along with manufacturer identification. Two pen rest grooves in front. Close-up photo of inkwell.

$75

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1900 Anonymous Dip Pen Figural Desk Set. 10″ x 5″ x 3/4″ grey marble base with beveled front edge and one pen storage groove. The base is adorned with a large figural bird sitting on a tree trunk and an inkwell with a hinged top and porcelain insert. The bird figure and inkwell may be bronze (I don’t know for sure – I can tell you that they look cast and a magnet does not stick to them). Very attractive. The accompanying dip pen holder is sterling silver repousse with a “Falcon” pen nib. The pen has its original patina – will polish on request. Near mint+. Close-up photo of desk set.

1920 Barker Ellis Partner’s Desk Double Crystal Desk Set in Silver-plate on a wooden base with rounded corners. Established in 1801, Barker Ellis is one of the oldest silversmiths in Birmingham, England. 9″ x 6 3/4″ x 1 1/4″. Single inlaid pen rest on each the front and back sides of the inkwells (two rests in total). Crystal inkwells with hinged silver plate covers. Close-up photo of inkwell.

2001 Acme “Red Tube” by Campana (founded by the Humberto brothers) Rollerball in a red ribbon design on a black background. CP trim and Black ends. Mint in original box with papers and outer sleeve. Refill included. Photo of pen in box.

2010 Acme “Rocket Hero” LE# 1928/1969 Rollerball Pen commemorating Buzz Aldrin and his moon walk. Barrel is black with image of astronaut in space suit, with flag, standing on the moon. Cap with line art of a space capsule and test describing the Apollo 11 mission. CP trim. New-old-stock. Mint in original box with papers, outer sleeve and cellophane covering. Top of box with Buzz Aldrin signature and line art and text. Refill included. Photo of pen in box.

$110

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2012 Acme “Zipper” by Ron English Rollerball Pen in Black. Reverse side has the image of a zipper running from top to bottom of the entire pen. CP trim. New-old-stock. Mint in original box with papers and outer sleeve. Refill included. Photo of pen in box.

$60

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2015 Acme “Playhouse” by Frank Lloyd Wright Rollerball in Black with silver line work with red, yellow, and blue accents. CP trim. New-old-stock. Mint in original box with papers and outer sleeve. Refill included. Photo of pen in box.

$50

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2015 Acme “Biltmore Brown Color Test” cartridge/converter-fill by Frank Lloyd Wright. The design, called “Machine Age Screen,” in Brown with Blue, Green, Pink, Gold, used as wall coverings for the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix AZ. CP trim. Alloy nib. User grade pen with a few pin-point scars in the lacquer, in original tin box (box with one small dent). Medium nib. Converter included. Photo of pen in box.

$50

Three Pages of Modern Pens

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1990 Cartier Panthere twist-activated Ball Pen in Black with gold-plate fluted cap and nozzle. Cap-top and nozzle with die-cut Black “Panther Spots.” Black Cabochon in cap-top. Looks mint, but examination under a loop reveals some minor surface scratches from use and one chip . Refill included and readily available.

2010 Lalex “LA” for the initials of the owner of the company, and “LEX” for “Law,” with the “scales of justice” as the company logo. Cartridge/converter-fill in Black with pinstriped Sterling Silver cap. Rhodium plate trim and nib (fine). Near mint+. Converter included.

$100

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2000 Louis Vuitton Doc Rollerball (also uses a ball pen refill). Cap in crosshatch Rhodium-plate. Body is covered in beautiful brown goatskin leather (rare color). New-old-stock. Mint in original box with clip tag showing the ball point refill size (medium), pouch and papers. Refills readily available and one included. The last page of the factory booklet is the Guarantee page which has the original owner’s name and date of purchase.Photo of pen in box.

1994 Omas Biblioteque Nationale (Milord size) Fluted PIF in Polar White. GPT, including the guilloche band on both the cap and the gripping section. Designed to echo the fundamental concepts & basic elements of the Library. Ivory symbolizes the parchment manuscripts & the ivory & gold pen holders from the 1920’s. 18K medium nib. Near mint+

1990 Omas Paragon Oversize 12-sided faceted PIF in Black. GPT, including the three cap bands, the wide, middle band in “Greek Key” design. Two tiny mars in the facets, noticeable with a loop, otherwise new-old-stock, mint.

1987 Porsche Design #2 Cartridge/converter-fill set in Titanium. The fountain pen with a ribbed wide cap band and gripping section. The rollerball with a ribbed gripping section. Comes with two nibs; 18K nib. Near mint+ in Porsche signed Black Leather zipper carrying case. Manufacturing date code on the underside of the fountain pen clip. Converter included. Photo of set in zipper pouch.

1996 Omas 50th Golden Anniversary Fountain Pen Hospital LE 43/100 PIF in Royal Blue with Polished Rhodium-plate cap. Round “Ogiva” shape. GPT. Two-toned 18K medium nib. Introduced at a list price of $1,200, the 100 pen edition was completely sold out in two weeks. New-old-stock. Although in original box (with papers and outer box) the cap plating shows distress and one minor scratch. Because of this I’m calling it user grade. Photo of pen in box.

1995 Visconti Manhattan Special Edition of 7000 Plunger (Vacuum) Power-fill in Emerald Green. GPT, including the spring-clip and the die-cut cap band. 18K nib (medium). New-old-stock. Mint in original box with outer sleeve. Photo of pen in box.

$400

Cleto Munari

Born in Gorizia, Italy, Cleto Munari describes himself as a globetrotter, collector, and inventor. He met the prominent Italian architect Carlo Scarpa in the 1970s and, with him, started producing objects in precious metal. In 1985 he set up a workshop-studio for the manufacture of unique objects in collaboration with some of the greatest architects, designers, artists, and writers in the world, among them Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Alvaro Siza Vieira, Mimmo Paladino, Sandro Chia, and Dario Fo. Munari has devoted a major part of his enterprise to producing glassware in Murano, assisted by some of the master glassblowers of the Venetian Lagoon region. His creations can be found in the permanent collections of major museums across five continents, including, in New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art.

Among his most famous design collections is the Five Pens series—each pen is dedicated to a different Nobel Prize winning writer (Naguib Mahfouz, José Saramago, Saul Bellow, Toni Morrison and Wole Soyinka), from whom he obtained handwritten letters. He then asked five different renowned architects and designers (Toyo Ito, Oscar Tusquets Blanca, Alessandro Mendini, Alvaro Siza Vieira and Cleto Munari himself) to design a set of five beautiful pens. The finished writing utensils are luxurious and inspiring. The writings that inspired the pens were collected into book form, which accompagnies each pen. The Book of Five Pens contains facsimiles of each of the letters, information about the authors and design features of each pen. The pens were made by Stipula for Munari.

The original list price of the 5-pen edition was well over $3000, over $5,000 with the sixth pen we have added. Each pen has an 18K nib, is new-old-stock, mint, and presented in it’s individual box with all papers.

We are fortunate to have two of the Oscar Tusquets pen, one in Black with rhodium-plate trim, and one in Red, with gold-plate trim. So while the edition is of five pens, there are actually six.

Miscellaneous Vintage Pens

1936 Aurora Etiopia eyedropper-fill “Trench-Pen” in Ivory Casein. GFT, including the wide “Greek Key” cap band in the center of the two narrower bands. Aurora’s marketed the pen as having been manufactured for Italian military officers who were engaged at the time in the war in Abyssinia (Ethiopia), it was never commercially available in shops and the fact remains that it is a very rare item. The cap adorns an engraved eagle and the blind cap unscrews for ink pellet storage. Fine, flexible nib. User grade (and priced accordingly), but so rare and of historical importance I am offering it here. Slight discoloring of the cap and barrel; sealed cap lip cracks; two spots of minor pitting to the celluloid barrel. In near mint condition sells for $4500 (see Catalog #68, item #2) to $5000, this example at 20% of the price.

$1000

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1935 Big Ben Model 6K Faceted BF in Green Pearl Web. GFT. Niels Benzion, of the Benzion Trading Company in Copenhagen, worked at Wahl Eversharp in US. When he returned to Denmark he opened an agency to sell Wahl Eversharp pens. Because they sold all they could import (there were strict import quotas), and still had unfilled demand, they started manufacturing button-fill pens in 1933 under the Big Ben name (their piston-fill pens were made for them by a German manufactured, Hebborn & Co). No wonder this pen looks so much like a Wahl Doric! Medium/fine nib. Near mint.

1925 Hutcheon #4 size LF in Red Mottled Hard Rubber. Hutcheon was founded around 1915 in Brooklyn, NY to manufacture mechanical pencils and fountain pens. One brother, Alfred, had worked for Mabie Todd (NYC) for almost 20 years, so it is no surprise that Hutcheon pens and mechanical pencils are Mabie Todd look-a-likes. This example has a wonderful barrel imprint, “Property of NY Telephone Company.” GFT. Fine, semi-flexible nib. New-old-stock. Mint.

1929 Monroe #2 size LF in Black & Pearl. The Monroe Pen Co (NYC) was an Eclipse sub-brand and their top-of-the-line highest quality pens. Their highly Art-Deco design featured “steps” at both ends. GPT. Medium/fine “Monroe Sky-taper 14K” (perhaps a take on NYC skyscrapers with a similar shape to the top of their caps). Near mint.

1935 Omas/Pagliero Plevonia BF in Khaki Green Laminated (Parker Vacumatic look-a-like), set off with Black ends. Pagliero was founded 1917 in Settimo Torinese, Italy and made buttons and other celluloid items. Their fountain pen production started in the mid-1920s. By the 30s they produced only pens. This Plevonia was almost certainly made by Omas for Pagliero, as it is a design match in every way to other Omas pens of the period, and even has an “Omas Extra” nib (medium/fine, extra-flexible). Also, the Pagliero factory produced only mid-range pens and this is clearly a high end pen. GFT, including the wide center “Greek Key” cap band and rollerball clip. This is the only size in which the Plevonia was manufactured. Near mint.

A Psge of Vintage Chilton & Conklin Pens

1936 Chilton Wingflow K5S 6364 Pneumatic-fill in Black with Gold-filled inlay in both the cap and barrel. Repeating pattern of sets of three vertical lines, a 1/4″ inlay book-ended by a shorter inlay in each side. A rarer pattern. Medium nib. Near mint.

$600

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1936 Chilton Wingflow 1786 Pneumatic-fill in Black with Gold-filled inlay in both the cap and barrel. The repeating pattern (once on the cap; twice on the barrel) is a large geometric curving “Y.” One of the rarest patterns. Extra-fine/fine nib. Near mint.

1922 Conklin #3 thin Crescent-fill in gold-filled “Gothic” pattern. Matching gold-filled lock ring. Early model with section threads at the front end of the section, just below the nib. Made only early 1922. Fine, extra-flexible nib. Cap indicia lightly engraved in script: “M.G.” Near mint.

1936 Montblanc 234 ½ PIF in 14K solid gold overlay in “Barley” pattern. Visualated barrel. Wartime, alloy nib (gold, iridium, palladium). Medium/broad nib. Some small spots of corrosion to the nib plus 3 or 4 dents to the cap top (surrounding the outline star), one minor ding to each the cap and barrel, otherwise near mint.

1946 Montblanc 136 Meisterstuck PIF in Black. Rare, transitional model, with three cap bands and “Meisterstuck” on the inner cap. Long barrel window. GFT. Two-toned, fine, semi-flexible nib. I’ll call this user grade; barrel window pinstriping all there, but a little light; clip brassing; some wear to the center band and brassing of the two outer bands. Excellent.

$600

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1946 Montblanc 246 BF in Coral Red (rare). The largest size in which this model was made. GFT. Medium, flexible nib. Near mint.

1950 Montblanc 744 Meisterstuck PIF in 14K Solid Gold “Barley” pattern. A rare pen in a rare pattern! Medium, italic, flexible nib. One pin-point ding in the cap, visualated barrel window a little dark and some wear to the pinstriped lines in the window. Excellent++ in original box. Photo of pen in box.

1975 Montblanc Carrera Piston-fill Desk Set. Both the piston-fill Carrera and the Carrera “Tire” desk base are extremely rare. The pen cap attaches to the tire when using the pen at your desk, and is easily detached so it can be carried in a pocket. Visualated barrel. Medium nib. New-old-stock. Mint. Close-up photo of desk set.

$350

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1980 Montblanc 184 Ball Pen in Black. Fully pinstriped “Fluted” GF Cap. GFT. The propel-repel mechanism is a thumb-operated lever located in a slot in the clip. Near mint+. Refill included and readily available.

1946 Parker 51 RED BAND button-fill in Black with Brushed Lustraloy (stainless steel) cap. Very rare filler mechanism, made only in 1946-7! Shown open so you can see the button. This is the later version, with aluminum blind cap threads (the earlier version has plastic threads). Parker had a problem with the 51 collectors flooding – this system was supposed to solve that issue. The system was so difficult to repair Parker soon dropped it from production, replacing it in 1948 with the Aerometric-filler. I’ve restored this one to perfect working condition. All original parts and guaranteed working order. Medium/fine nib. Near mint+. Shown with blind cap removed.

$900

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1947 Parker 51 Signet Aerometric-fill 3-Piece set in 1/10 12K Rolled-Gold (UK made; “Rolled-Gold” is their name for “Gold-Filled). All three pieces in “5-converging line” pattern. Medium nib. A few minor scratches 1″ up from the bottom of the barrel from posting the cap. Otherwise near mint+ with no signs of use or ink anywhere, in original form-fitted box. See below for condition of ball pen and pencil. Photo of set in box.

1956 Parker 61 Prototype “Wick-fill” in Black. Brushed Lustraloy (stainless steel) cap with GF clip and barrel tassie (the cap design is unique to 61 prototypes). Inlaid in the barrel tassie is a disk with a die-cut “61.” The barrel end is put into the ink and the wick draws ink into the barrel through the cut out “61.” Hooded nib (larger than the regular 61 nib) also with a die-cut “61″ this time acting as the vent hole for the ink/air exchange while using the pen. Fine nib. New-old-stock. Mint.

$450

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1956 Parker 61 Prototype “Wick-fill” in Black with ORANGE SHELL. Brushed Lustraloy (stainless steel) cap with GF clip and barrel tassie (the cap design is unique to 61 prototypes). Inlaid in the barrel tassie is a stainless steel mesh screen. The barrel end is put into the ink and the wick draws ink into the barrel through the screen. Hooded nib (fine), no arrow in the shell. Medium/fine nib. New-old-stock. Mint.

1972 Parker 61 Presidential Cartridge-converter-fill in 18K Solid Gold “Barley” pattern. UK manufacture. Medium nib. This is not the earlier capillary-fill model with which Parker had so many problems with dried ink clogging the encapsulated wick. New-old-stock. Mint in original box. Photo of pen in box.

$900

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1975 Parker 75 cartridge/converter-fill in Smooth Gold-Plate. Smooth Arrow clip (no feathers on the arrow). Dimpled tassies. Parker 75 gripping section with indexed chrome-plated ring. What is extraordinary about this triangular gripping section is that it is a prototype of the section not introduced until the manufacture of the pen was transferred to France in 1988, made for the wide feed (no nib/feed unit included), but has the 1964 chrome-plated, indexed ring, never put into production with the section for the wide feed. So we not only have a prototype pen (looking very much like a T-1 75), but a prototype gripping section as well! Near mint.

$750

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1975 Parker 75 cartridge/converter-fill in Chrome-plate. Cap and bottom 3/4″ of the barrel in blackened smooth high-polished, the rest of the barrel in black matte. Very rare, clear acrylic demonstrator gripping section with indexed chrome-plate band (one small stress crack). Fine nib, with no nib designation mark (“F” or “65”) on the feed. Near mint. Converter included

$950

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1963 Parker 75 cartridge/converter-fill in Vermeil (gold-fill over sterling silver) in alternating pinstripe and plain panels. This prototype is believed to have preceded actual Parker 75 production and never put into production. Earliest gripping section with chrome-plated band, indexed with the “0” reference point, and metal threads. Medium “66″ nib.” Near mint.

$800

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1963 Parker 75 cartridge/converter-fill in gold-fill in alternating wave-chased pinstripe and plain panels. This prototype is believed to have preceded actual Parker 75 production and never put into production. Earliest gripping section with chrome-plated band, indexed with the “0” reference point, and metal threads. Medium “66″ nib.” Near mint.

1952 Pelikan 101N “Long Cap” PIF in Tortoise. GFT. Rare model, the same height as other 100N and 101Ns, but note that the cap tube is longer and the inner cap is shorter! These were special models, made for the Swiss market, designed to thwart pick-pocketing. Rare and unusual today, especially in this rare Celluloid! GFT. Broad, oblique nib (shaped like left foot). Green acrylic barrel with red plastic inner-cap and turning knob. Near mint+ with no signs of use, in original Pelikan 101N box. Photo of pen in box.

1956 Pelikan 60 “Knickebein” propelling pencil in Green. “Knickebein” translates to “bent leg” The lead is advanced by bending the pencil in the middle. No Pelikan collection is complete without it! Near mint+

1959 Sheaffer PFM IV Snorkel/Touchdown-fill Set in Burgundy. Polished Chrome caps with GFT. Fine nib. Near mint+ with no signs of ink or use. In Sheaffer box (a pre-PFM box made for a Balance set, but still a very nice box). Photo of set in box.

A Page of Vintage Wahl Eversharp

1927 Wahl Eversharp #6 size Gold Seal Personal Point LF in Black. The “Personal Point” nib/feed/threaded collar assembly screws in and out so the dealer could install any nib the customer wanted, without having to stock full pens in every nib size. This was an answer to Waterman’s “color coded” nib system. GFT. Medium, flexible nib. Near mint+ (could be new old stock).

1933 Wahl Eversharp Bantam Bulb-filler in Green Pearl Swirl. A high quality ‘Miniature Doric’ introduced by Wahl during the depression for customers who couldn’t afford a more normal size pen, which came in an array of colors and trim design. GPT. Some came with a 14K nib, others with a plated nib, so two price points could be captured with the pen. This example with a 14K, medium nib. New-old-stock. Mint.

1942 Wahl Eversharp Fifth Avenue Demonstrator Ball Pen in Yellow Tinted Acrylic. GF clip and barrel bottom. Brushed Stainless Steel cap and gripping section. The refill (which of course does not work) in it’s famous ‘spiral’ configuration, designed to hold a lot of ink. A very rare item for your collection. Near mint+

$125

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1943 Wahl Eversharp Fifth Avenue LF in Brown. 14K cap and clip. Hooded, fine nib. Wahl’s answer to the Parker 51. A fine pen, but nowhere as popular as their “Symphony,” introduced in 1941. Near mint+.

$175

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1949 Wahl Eversharp Symphony Deluxe LF in Burgundy with Polished Chrome Cap Raymond Lowery designed “Wing” cap. GFT. Fine nib. User grade; the cap looks fine during use but with very many minor surface scratches viable when using a loop. Excellent.

$95

A Page of Wonderful Vintage Ring-top Pens

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1890 Hicks Magic Pencil in 14K Solid Gold with swivel ring and suspension sheath. Mechanism slides out of outer sheath, which is designed to hang on a Chatelaine. The mechanism then telescopes from 2 ½” to 4 5/8″ for use. Engine-turned “Lines & Wave Chasing” pattern. Date approximate. Shown closed, within outer sheath, and telescoped open, outside of outside of sheath.

1923 Wahl Eversharp #2 LF ring-top in Gold-filled “Wavy Line” pattern. User grade: Brassing at both the very top and very bottom edges, some wear. Indicia engraved, “M.D.J.” The saving grace is the wonderful fine, extra-flexible nib.

1930 Parker Duofold Juniorette ring-top BF in Jade. GFT. Outstanding color and condition. Fine, flexible nib (flexible Parker nibs are very rare!). Even rarer is the Chris Olsen logo (anchor in a circle) logo on the barrel, showing that this pen was made for Parker by their Danish partner. New-old-stock. Mint.